Blighter Boosts Stealth of Radars to Meet LPI Needs of Mobile Surveillance Platforms

Blighter's low-power, electronic scanning radars feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms for covert surveillance.

Published on Feb. 4, 2026

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Blighter Surveillance Systems, a designer and manufacturer of ground-based smart electronic-scanning micro-Doppler radars, has further enhanced the stealth characteristics of its radars to better serve the growing number of developers of crewed and autonomous multi-sensor surveillance vehicles and platforms. Blighter's radars, including the B400 series, feature Low-Probability-of-Intercept (LPI) waveforms that make the radar signal difficult to detect and jam, without compromising the radar's accuracy and sensitivity in target detection, tracking, and classification.

Why it matters

The need for covert radars that can see but not be seen is particularly strong in the mobile surveillance market where stealth, information superiority, and data security are paramount. Blighter's LPI radars are designed to meet this growing demand, providing developers of crewed and autonomous surveillance vehicles with a stealthy and resilient radar solution.

The details

Blighter radars feature LPI waveforms, making the radar signal difficult to detect. This is achieved without compromising the radar's accuracy and sensitivity in target detection, tracking, and classification of people, vehicles, and near-ground airborne threats. Blighter's solid-state design and low transmitted power of 4 Watts reduce the EMC and acoustic signature, enabling a smaller safety zone around the radar to aid sensor integration.

  • In 2025, Blighter radars were integrated into a fleet of custom-built multi-sensor mobile surveillance vehicles for on-the-go monitoring of a European land border.
  • In 2025, Blighter radars were integrated by Allen-Vanguard for its SECURIS rapid deployable counter drone system.
  • In 2025, Blighter radars were integrated by a Southeast Asian military customer for mobile border surveillance vehicles.

The players

Blighter Surveillance Systems

A pioneering designer and manufacturer of ground-based smart electronic-scanning micro-Doppler radars.

Mark Radford

The co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) at Blighter Surveillance Systems.

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What they’re saying

“Our radars are inherently covert due to the design choices we made at the outset. We were first to market with a solid-state, non-rotating electronic scanning ground radar, and our adoption of the dual antenna FMCW (frequency modulated continuous wave) architecture and the decision to operate in the Ku-band spectrum have led to an exceptionally tough, EMC robust and stealthy radar design.”

— Mark Radford, Co-founder and CTO (PRNewswire)

“Developers of crewed and autonomous surveillance vehicles and platforms are already benefitting from Blighter's LPI credentials. The radar's solid-state design and extremely low transmit power (4 Watts) reduces the EMC and acoustic signatures and results in a smaller safety zone around the radar to aid sensor integration.”

— Mark Radford, Co-founder and CTO (PRNewswire)

What’s next

Blighter continues to fine-tune its technology to improve detection, tracking, and classification of targets while staying covert. For example, new fast scanning modes, featuring sub-second update rates, result in even less radar energy being transmitted in any specific direction.

The takeaway

Blighter's low-power, electronic scanning radars with LPI waveforms provide a stealthy and resilient solution for developers of crewed and autonomous multi-sensor surveillance vehicles and platforms, meeting the growing demand for covert radar systems that can operate effectively without being detected.